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Winning The Game Against Depression: A Systematic Review of Video Games for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders
Marta Ruiz1,2, Manon Moreno2,3, Braulio Girela-Serrano4
1Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain.
Purpose Of Review:
To review the evidence about video game-based therapeutic intervention for people diagnosed with depressive disorders.
Recent Findings:
Psychotherapy has been proved to reduce depressive symptoms and is a key element in the treatment of depressive disorders. However, geographical, economical and stigmatized concerns are barriers to access to psychotherapy. New technologies and videos games can overcome some of these barriers by providing teleconferencing evidence-based therapy as time as they may offer an interactive entertainment. Overall, video game-based interventions were useful and effective in reducing symptoms of depressive disorders. Seven of the studies were published in the last 5 years, which reflects the increased research interest in video game-based interventions for depression. Overall, when adherence was reported, rates of acceptability and feasibility were high.
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